Public bug reported: Problem: lirc hangs forever when I have a lircrc file when I use 3.8. 3.7 and previous kernels worked fine on Ubuntu 12.04 where I originally did some tests.
How to reproduce: (1) Start 13.04 live cd (2) sudo apt-get install lirc (3) sudo nano /etc/lirc/lircrc (4) copy your config, here is mine: begin #blabla remote = devinput button = KEY_POWER prog = irexec repeat = 0 config = python /home/script.py end More informations on how I found the problem: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12502459&postcount=1 More informations on why I had to try the latest kernel: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1094904 All the informations concerning my 12.04 installation are available here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1094904 I didn't take time to get outputs from the live cd. I used the daily live cd available on the 10th of february. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1124581 Title: 3.8 kernel breaks irexec To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1124581/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs